Sasha Arutyunova shoots “a microcosm of American inequality” at the racecourse

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“I did not know much about horse racing going into this shoot, but the structure was not unlike other industries in the US,” photographer Sasha Arutyunova tells It’s Nice That when we quiz her about a recent assignment shooting behind the scenes at Belmont Park and Saratoga race courses for Topic’s “Labor” issue. “What was presented to me was a world that resembled a slice, a microcosm of American inequality, where the force behind the low-wage, often risky physical labour that keeps the races functioning was largely people of colour, and the majority of the wealthy betters and horse owners benefitting from the entertainment were white.”

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May 14, 2019 at 12:15PM Posted by Its That Nice http://bit.ly/2vWqmJR